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History
1973

General Information
Participating Teams
Overall Standing
Climbers Standing
Per points Standing
Sprints standing
Combined Standing
Teams Standing
Stage Winners

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General Information

( Calpe-San Sebastián )

DATE .............: 26 April -  13 May 1973
ORGANIZER ........: Correo E. - Pueblo V.
Num. etapas ......: Prólogo+17
KM ...............: 3.061,8 kms
RIDERS ...........: 80 riders start and finish 62
NATIONALITIES ....: 34 Spaniards y 46 foreigners
Num. Teams .......: 8 Teams of 10 riders
WINNER AVERAGE ...: 36,098 km/h

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Teams

   KAS
   BIC (Fra)
   LA CASERA
   MOLTENI (Ita)
   PEUGEOT BP (Fra)
   COELIMA BENFICA (Por)
   MONTEVERDE
   ROKADO (Bel)

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Overall Standings

1- EDDY MERCKX (BEL)                  84:40:50 h.
2- LUIS OCAÑA                        a    3:46
3- BERNARD THEVENET (FR)             a    4:16
4- JOSE PESARRODONA                  a    5:50
5- PEDRO TORRES                      a    7:29
6- JOAQUIM AGOSTINHO (POR)           a    8:15
7- AGUTIN TAMAMES                    a    9:15
8- LUIS BALGUE                       a   12:26
9- ROGER SWERTS (BEL)                a   13:27

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Climbers Overall Standings

1- JOSE LUIS ABILLEIRA        97 puntos

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Per Points Overall Standings

1- EDDY MERCKX (BEL)       215,5 puntos

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Sprints Standing

 1- EDDY MERCKX (BEL)          26 puntos

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Combined Standing

1- EDDY MERCKX (BEL)

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Teams Standings

1- LA CASERA       ESPAÑA    254:01:59 h.

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Stage Winners

Stage   Route                            Winner              Leader
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Pról.   Calpe (CRI)                      E. MERCKX (BEL)       E. MERCKX
 1      Calpe-Murcia                     P. NASSEN (BEL)       E. MERCKX
 2      Murcia-Albacete                  G. KARSTENS (HOL)     G. KARSTENS
 3      Albacete-Alcázar S. Juan         P. NASSEN (BEL)       G. KARSTENS
 4      Alcázar S. Juan-Cuenca           J.DESCHOENMAECKER(BEL)PESARRODONA
 5      Cuenca-Teruel                    G. KARSTENS (HOL)     PESARRODONA
 6      Teruel-P. de Farnals             R. SWERTS (HOL)
        P. de Farnals-P.de Farnals (CRE) MOLTENI (ITA)         PESARRODONA
 7      P. Farnals-Castellón             G. KARSTENS (HOL)     PESARRODONA
 8      Castellón-Calafell               E. MERCKX (BEL)       PESARRODONA
 9      Calafell-Barcelona               J. M. SANTIESTEBAN
        Barcelona-Barcelona              J. ESCLASSAN (FR)     PESARRODONA
10      Barcelona-Ampuriabrava           E. MERCKX (BEL)       PESARRODONA
11      Ampuriabrava-Manresa             B. THEVENET (FR)      E. MERCKX
12      Manresa-Zaragoza                 G. KARSTENS (HOL)     E. MERCKX
13      Mallén-Irache                    D. PERURENA           E. MERCKX
14      Irache-Bilbao                    J. ZURANO             E. MERCKX
15      Bilbao-Torrelavega               E. PEELMAN (BEL)
        Torrelavega-Torrelavega (CRI)    E. MERCKX (BEL)       E. MERCKX
16      Torrelavega-Miranda              E. MERCKX (BEL)       E. MERCKX
17      Miranda-Tortosa                  E. PEELMAN (BEL)
        Hernani-S. Sebastián (CRI)       E. MERCKX (BEL)       E. MERCKX

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